Sunday, October 23, 2011

Montana Beef!

Montana Beef! by brian.spinks
Montana Beef!, a photo by brian.spinks on Flickr.

Grass fed Linneman's Montana sirloin w/boiled potatoes, bibb lettuce with buttermilk dressing (buttermilk, lemon, garlic, homemade mayo [farm egg, oilive oil])

This sirloin has amazing flavor--the fat wasn't too musky this time, just really good beefy, leathery flavor.

Coda alla Vaccinara

Coda alla Vaccinara by brian.spinks
Coda alla Vaccinara, a photo by brian.spinks on Flickr.

al agustarello with chocolate, pine nut and raisins.

Kale, Squash and apple salad.

Kale, watercress, butternut squash, celery, granny smith apple, toasted sesame seeds, queso fresco.

Julie eating a "salad" with apple, radicchio, bacon, gouda and a fried egg!

with apple cider/bacon fat vinaigrette

Pork Chop

Pork Chop by brian.spinks
Pork Chop, a photo by brian.spinks on Flickr.

With little pears, apples, onions and turnips

Roasted Golden Beets

Roasted Golden Beets by brian.spinks
Roasted Golden Beets, a photo by brian.spinks on Flickr.

with greens and stems in vinegrette

Veal Shoulder

Veal Shoulder by brian.spinks
Veal Shoulder, a photo by brian.spinks on Flickr.

Braised with shallots, garlic, rosemary, white wine. With turnips with their greens. Figs braised in Zinfandel and balsamic, clove.

Involtino di vitello con treviso, pastinaca

on a puree of turnips?

Salad with corn and pomegranate. Treviso with balsamic and gorgonzola

Brandade with sea bass, manchego, roasted garlic and capers

Gazpacho with Crab

Gazpacho with Crab by brian.spinks
Gazpacho with Crab, a photo by brian.spinks on Flickr.

Yellow tomatoes and cucumbers.

Cucumber and Tomato Salad

Lemon cucumber and yellow grape tomato salad with pea shoots, snap peas and bacon.

Bibb and Bacon Salad

Bibb and Bacon Salad by brian.spinks
Bibb and Bacon Salad, a photo by brian.spinks on Flickr.

Bibb, face bacon, watercress, snap peas, yellow tomatoes, parsley. Oil, lemon, white wine vinegar, salt.

Branzino with Potatoes and Tomatoes

Branzino stuffed with parsley and garlic. Potatoes, tomatoes, garlic, lemon, white wine.

lamb

lamb by brian.spinks
lamb, a photo by brian.spinks on Flickr.

Lamb loin chop with mashed potatoes, and mint coulis. Chives with chive blossom makes it a party.

Mint coulis: mint, parsley, olive oil, garlic, peperoncino, salt.

Arugula salad with pickled ramps/fennel and pecorino

Pickled ramps and fennel with white wine vinegar, brown sugar, salt, mustard seed, coriander seed, black, white & red pepper, and peperoncino from Rome.

Semi-hard pecorino from upstate.